Association of Mental Health Disorders and Medicaid with Emergency Department Admissions for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions

摘要

IntroductionAdult Medicaid enrollees are more likely to have mental health disorders (MHD) than privately insured patients and also have high rates of Emergency Department (ED) visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC). We aimed to evaluate the association of MHD and insurance type with ED admissions for ACSC in the U.S.